Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-18
THE MEDICINE MEN
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF TIE DOCTORS
OF THE STATE.
Programme and Features Of the EiRh-
teenth session Of the Medical
.'. Society Of virginia.

The eighteenth annual session OF this
organization of the regular practitioners
of medicine in Virginia will begin in
the hall of the House Of Delegates to-
night at S'clock. A number of the
members have already arrived in the
city, but the larger portion will come
in to-day and tomorrow morning. The
session tonight viii be open to the
public as well as the profession. 1t is
usual for ladies and gentlemen not
physicians to attend the opening seq
siOns.
THE PROGRAMME.
The programme tonight will be as
follows: Calling to order at 8 o'clock
10y the president Of the society, DIR.
Bedford Brown, of Alexandria, Va.
PRAYER by Rev. S. S. Lambeth, pastor
Of Broad,Street Methodist church. DIR.
Thomas J. Moore will deliver the adj
dress Of welcome on the part of the
profession of the city. Immediately
afterwards the annual address to the
public md profession will be de
liyered by DIR. William S. Christian,
Of Middlesex county, Va, in which
he will point out "SCme Of the Diff
culticg in the Way Of the Successful
Practice OF Medicine" After this adj
dress the report Of the Committee on
Nominations Of applicants for Fellow
chip will be made. The number Of
applicants viii he even larger than is
usual at the annual sessions Doctors
properly recommended can Join during
any stage Of the proceedings, hence the
number who join tonight will not
represent the iull number OF doctors
who viii Join during the session.
SECOND DAY.
| Tomorrow the session will convene
about 1890 A. NJ, when the business
of the society will really begin. The
president is TO deliver his address at II
O'Clock, and Immediately afterwards
the subject for general discussion will
he taken up-The Choice of An@sthe
tics-Dr Hunter McGuire being the
appointed leader. Others will enter
the discussion according TO their incli-
nation. During the afternoon session,
which will probably begin about 40
o'clock, the six officers for the ensuing
term will be elected. The remainder
of the session through Friday evening
will be occupied il medical scientific
papers, discussions, etc.
SOCIABLTTIEs.
The Committee Of Arrangements will
announce tonight the following pro-
gamme for the social entertainment OF
| the doctors: The Medical College OF
Virginia have reserved 300 seats at the
Theatre on Wednesday night.
After the performance at the Theatre
the guests Will be conducted to Sanger
Hall, where the inler man will be com
fortod by such things as are usual at a
| feast.
On Thursday night from to II
o'clock receptions viii be given to the
visiting physicians and accompanying
ladies by Or. and Mrs. Hunter Ne
CURE, Gl9 east Grace street, and DR..
and Mrs. Joseph \. White, 40 east
Grace street. On Friday, beginning at
G:3O ?. ~, DR.. and Mrs. Charles VI.
Shields, $40 cast Franklin street, will
also give reception to the delegates
and attending ladies, which is to con
cludc at $3.50 o'clock-in time for the
doctors to repair to the reception hall
Of tho Mozart, on Eighth between Grace
and Franklin streets, where the banquet
on the part Of the profession OF the
city will be given TO the members and
delegates il attendance upon the aes-
sion.
EXHIBITION.
A feature Of interest to our citizens
Will be the exhibition Of pharmaceu,i-
cal products, instruments, &c, taste
fully nrralesd on tables ia the roiunda
Of Tho Capitol. About q dozen OF the
loadug diuc-houscs OF the country ars
well represented III this exhibition,
which il very attractive.
SEMI ANNUAL MEETING OF MEDICAL TX
A1uNEEs.
The scmi-Gnnuol meeting Of the Nir-
einia State Board Of Medical Examiners
becar in tie Senate chamber last night
Ir. Hugh VI. Taylor presided in the
absence Of DR.. Latham, the president.
The following members were present {:
Doctors Nelson, OF Charlottesville (;
Robinson, Dauville; Nash, Norfolk /;
Douglass, Richmond county; Harris,
Culpeper Harris, Blackstone Walker,
Rockbridge county; Wiley, Roanoke
county; Preston, Smythe county /;
| Stone, Ioudoun county Greer, Rocky
Mount Brown, Alexandria Lewis and
Moore, Richmond.
Tie examinations to be presented to
| the class were read and adopted by the
| board.
4 resolution was offered providing
for the appointment of committee to
petition the Legislature to repeal that
feature of the law permitting applicants
to appear before three individual exam
iners during the intervals OF the meet
ings Of the board.
Another resolution waG offered e.
limit the time in which each applicant
should finish his examination to three
hours for each section orSub-diyision OF
the examination.
Both of these were laid on the table
until to-day, when they viii be dis
cussed.
The board will meet to-day at $50
A. NJ. Examinations will be presented
to the class promptly at 9 o'clock.
The board will probably adjourn to-
morrow.
Mr. John y. Clarke, Comedian.
Tomorrow evening at the Theatre,
Colman's witty and scholarly comedy,
in five acts, 1.-THE Heir at Law y
will be given with its exquisite
epilogue TO. be spoken after the play.
Tie eminent comedian MIR. John S.